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On episode 298 of Scriptnotes Craig Mazen brings up the topic of character movement when written in a screenplay. He and John August bring up many fascinating and interesting ideas and input on the subject. Craig opens the discussion with talking about the importance of character movement when it comes to blocking but also to… Continue reading Moving Characters

On episode 295 of Scriptnotes Craig and special guest producer and screenwriter Malcolm Spellman discuss many topics, one of which is the rule that the first three pages of a script must grab the producer. It is commonly said when having your script pitched and passed to a producer that it must “grab” them on… Continue reading The First Three Pages

On episode 294 of Scriptnotes, John and Craig briefly go in depth of the ways a character reacts to receiving bad news in film. They examine several examples of how characters react to receiving bad or overwhelming news in a film like: starring a phone after hearing the news, coming home and pressing up against… Continue reading Writing Good Bad News